Alert for missing quilt

Dear friends,
It is with a heavy heart that I report the loss of my quilt, Dryer Lint, ETC. This quilt, along with three other created by C&T authors, are cover quilts for new books. They were last seen at Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, May 17, 2011 in the C&T booth. There is a $4,000 reward for these quilts (go to www.ctpub to see all the missing quilts. If you see any of the quilts, please call the police and call Amy Marson at C&T Publishing. Please notify me as well if you see my quilt! Thanks so much, Joyce

Quilt Camp at Sea Cruise to Mexico 2011

Fantasy Forest by Joyce R. Becker
Joyce - leaving San Diego on cruise (on our veranda)
It's been so long since I blogged - I should be ashamed of myself, but, I'm not! Life tends to overtake us now and again. We had a lovely time on the Quilt Camp at Sea cruise leaving from San Diego to Mexico. I get seasick, so I wore "the patch" but it made me certifiably crazy, shaking, scary,etc. So, I took it off and went on sea-sick pills! Then, I got seasick - So, back on the patch!!! It was a great cruise - great students, wonderful food, and a great time with family! Here are a couple of photos from the cruise and a quilt I am entering in the Pacific Northwest QuiltFest in August. Love, Joyce

New Directons

A late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each and every one of you! God has blessed our family big time this Christmas - We finally have the opportunity to have our almost six-year old granddaughter with us in Washington. I won't go into details, but it is a blessing to have her here with her Daddy at last and with us for "day care" until she starts school after the 1st of January. I will put everything else on the back burner for now and of course continue teaching and lecturing for bookings already in place. This little girl needs love, structure, and support and we need to be there for her. I wish all of you the best. xxoo Joyce

Feeling totally exhausted? You may want to check your thyroid: Quilting columnist Joyce Becker shares real-life story

Feeling totally exhausted? You may want to check your thyroid: Quilting columnist Joyce Becker shares real-life story

Houston

I'm off to do my thing at International Quilt Festival in Houston on Wed. My schedule is jam packed with teaching, lecturing, appearances, the Sampler, Meet the Teachers, and so forth - but it will also be an amazing time to spend with my dear friends and "roomies" Rosy Carolan and Ginny Frame. For their own sake, I do hope they bring their ear-plugs as I snore like a truck driver. Rosy is in the photo above on the right side and Ginny is next to her. This photo was taken while I filmed a series of on-line classes for L-Quilt.
Although I don't get much time to actually see the show, I get to take a peek on preview night and also again on Saturday afternoon, so that's cool. I rarely make it to the vendors, although it would be fun to see all the new gismos and gadgets! If any of you come to Houston, I hope we have the chance to connect. I am staying at the Hilton so you can always leave me a message. I am anxious to see how my new book, Quick Little Landscape Quilts sells.....talk to you when I return.....Joyce

NEW BOOK

Alaskan Wilderness by Joyce R. Becker - featured in new book Quick Little Landscape Quilts


Yesterday, a gorgeous basket arrived from C&T Publishing congratulating me on the publication of my new book, Quick Little Landscape Quilts. Later on, Fed Ex delivered my advance copy of the book. It is such a happy little book, packed full of lovely images and information. I am thrilled with the layout and presentation. My editors at C&T did an amazing job working with me and we managed to impart an amazing amount of information in a 48 page book. My thanks to the contributing artists, Jane Moxey, Rosy Carolan, Sonia Grasvik, Ginny Frame, Vali Groening, Kari Justad, and Jo Banner. The book will be available in December but I will have advance copies to sell at International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. You can order this book on my web site or on Amazon if you can't find it in a local quilt shop once it is available. Thanks to all my students for your continued support.
Fondly,
Joyce